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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In contrast to the Stoic sage, Heschel characterizes the prophet as what?

2. What does Heschel call indifference?

3. Heschel alludes to the fact that to describe God in any terms implies that God is what?

4. According to Heschel, the prophetic act takes place when the prophet is aware of what?

5. Who said that what a poet writes is beautiful, if it is written with enthusiasm and divine inspiration?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Heschel think it is hard for people to understand the wrath of God?

2. What does Heschel describe as the end to indifference?

3. What is one difference between apathy and pathos, as explained by Heschel?

4. How does Heschel describe God?

5. How does Heschel describe Tao as an antithesis to the prophetic idea of God?

6. What is anthropopathy?

7. What is the purpose of ecstasy, as explained by Heschel?

8. What was Spinoza's idea about the prophets and does Heschel agree?

9. Describe one theory of the state of mind of the prophets at the time they were receiving the words of God.

10. What is ecstasy?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss nonfiction. Distinguish it from fiction. In your discussion include genres of nonfiction, their purposes, what types were used in this book, were they used well, etc.

Essay Topic 2

Justice was an important theme for the prophets. Define what justice meant to the prophets. Discuss what problems there were with justice. Pick two prophets and explain how they dealt with the issue of justice.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss what type of man the prophet is in the Old Testament. Use examples from the prophets discussed the in the book to illustrate your points. Why were they prophets? What was their purpose?

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